839 Search Results Containing "voting"
New York Times: With New Voting Laws, Democrats Flex Newfound Power in New York
“We are finally beginning to see New York’s elections begin — just begin — to catch up with the rest of the country,” said Susan Lerner, the executive director of Common Cause New York, a good-government group.
Found in: Common Cause
New York Times: In North Carolina, Voting Controversies Are Common. Here’s the Recent History.
“As a state, we were a leader in voting rights, arguably, for the decade before the 2010 shift in power,” said Bob Phillips, the executive director of Common Cause in North Carolina, a nonpartisan government watchdog group.
Found in: Common Cause
Gorbea repeats her call for early voting in Rhode Island
The demand for mail ballots in the recent election shows the need to allow for early voting, Rhode Island’s secretary of state said Wednesday.
Found in: Common Cause Rhode Island
Associated Press: Secretary of state proposes early voting in Rhode Island
Passage of this legislation continues to be a priority for Common Cause Rhode Island, a government group. John Marion, the executive director, said Wednesday he’s hopeful. “Some of the political obstacles are fading because both voters and politicians are understanding the value of early voting,” he said.
Found in: Common Cause
Colorado Sun: Colorado Voting Issues 2018
The Colorado Sun highlights the work of Just Vote! Colorado, which assists thousands of voters in Colorado during the election.
Found in: Colorado Common Cause
New York Times: Before the Fights Over Recounts: An Election Day Vote on Voting
“It is clear when you put democracy reforms on the ballot, those measures win overwhelmingly,” Karen Hobert Flynn, president of Common Cause, said. “From our perspective, we are going to be taking a hard look at where we can move more of these reforms in 2020 and beyond.”
Found in: Common Cause
Finally Let New York Vote: End restrictive practices that effectively disenfranchise millions, beginning with early voting
In the midterm election, 38 million Americans in 37 states voted early. None of them were in New York. Instead, eager New Yorkers turned out in record numbers only to wait in long lines, in the rain, sometimes for hours at a time.
Found in: Common Cause New York
Associated Press: Midterm Voting Exposes Growing Problem of Aging Machines
"You can't run democracy on the cheap," said Jenny Flanagan, vice president for state operations with Common Cause. "We have to invest in our democracy to make our elections work."
Found in: Common Cause
The Colorado Voting Experience: A Model That Encourages Full Participation
How other states can improve access and election administration...
Found in: Colorado Common Cause
Most voting goes without a hitch, but there are complaints of malfunctions, confusion and long lines
Isolated incidents were reported in California. The nonpartisan voting monitoring group California Common Cause said its volunteers received 2,000 calls to its voting hotline, many with questions about changes to polling places. In one unusual interruption in Bakersfield, a driver crashed into a elementary school and ran away, leading police to lock down the polling place. In North Hollywood and Canoga Park, a jammed ballot box and a broken voting machine led to problems. At the Los Angeles County registrar’s office in Norwalk, hundreds lined up for more than two hours to iron out registration issues, including new voter registrations.